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Monday, January 8, 2018

Christmas in North Carolina!

We had such a fun Christmas day! Sam and Allie had been to Universal Studios during Thanksgiving week, getting one last visit in with their annual pass, and while they were there, they bought all kinds of Harry Potter items for stocking stuffers and Christmas gifts. Everyone was happy with their presents, including Paco:

He loves tearing into his gift almost as much as he loves eating it!

The kadults gave Jeff a Chewbacca suit, which he wore proudly:

He even walked the dog while wearing it, and as the days got colder, the suit seemed even more necessary.

I wasn't kidding about the Harry Potter loot:

Everyone got something - for the record, the Gringotts chocolate coins are delicious, while the jelly slugs are about as gross as you might imagine, LOL.

I gave the kadults a picture collage of our visit to The Simpson world, along with a photo statuette of my favorite family picture of us:

Some families go formal, some coordinate their clothing - but we happily pose with Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa Simpson!

I got a Logan framing staple gun, which I've wanted for years but never could justify buying for myself. I've already used it and love it:

Why did I go so long without having this? It's freaking awesome!

The other thing that I requested, and received, was a combination hairdryer/brush, which lets you dry and style your hair at the same time. I cannot believe how easy it is to do my hair with it, and I'm thrilled with how it looks:

Well apparently I have a certain side when I do selfies, LOL.

Christmas dinner, with traditional crackers beforehand, which gave us our traditional paper crowns:

Hmmm. I think I see which kid takes after which parent...

Followed by mandatory rest time:

So full, so sleepy!

So bery sweepy!

It was a great day, and just really nice to be low-key and get to spend time with our family; while our humor might not be for everyone, there is always a lot of laughter happening and I'm glad we get each other so well. We also had another full week together after Christmas, which was especially nice - the times when all four of us are together are too few, so we have to make every moment count.

Such a fun Christmas day and so happy you were able to spend it together.

Something else: You know my goal is to walk 1000K in 2018 and in my group someone posted a link where you can print shoes and color every km or mile that you walked or ran. I thought you might like this too to keep up with your running miles?

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